Glendale police: Shooter critically injures man, flees

Glendale police on Sunday were searching for a man who fled the scene of a shooting, leaving another man with life-threatening injuries.

The shooting happened near 56th and Missouri avenues just after 7:15 p.m., according to Sgt. John Roth, a Glendale police spokesman.

When officers arrived, they found a man in critical condition, Roth said. He was taken to an area hospital.

The suspected gunman fled the scene, prompting a neighborhood search that stretched well into Sunday evening. Police described him as a black man in his mid-20s, 5 feet 11 inches tall, between 180 and 190 pounds, with short hair.

He was wearing a football jersey and jeans at the time of the shooting, according to police.

It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the shooting or whether the two men knew each other.

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